Little Buggy

Description:
Lil’ Buggy can:
1) Dance to the Macarena
2) Run around a room by itself without bumping into anything
3) Play a game with you
4) Massage tense muscles (like the ones you get after programming a bugbot for a few hours…)

His switch (seen in picture) allows him to change between modes:

Game Mode (Switch Right)

Autonomous Mode (Switch in the middle)

Dance Mode (Switch Left)

For a Massage, you can use either Autonomous Mode or Dance Mode, depending on whether or not you want music.

GAME MODE

– Switch to the Right
In this mode, Lil’ Buggy will give you anywhere from 5-10 seconds, then it will beep. Once it has beeped, you have 1/2 a second to shine flashlight at the light sensor. (Don’t complain, it is possible, it helps to have the flashlight on and be ready to point it at the sensor.)

If you are able to do this, it will reward you with a sound like when it finishes downloading something. (Fast ascending sweep). If you can’t do this, it gives a low buzzing sound.

AUTONOMOUS MODE

– Switch in the Center
In this mode, Lil’ Buggy can roam free through a room without hitting anything.

This is done thanks to Proximity Sensing (the RCX sends out an infrared signal, which, if the RCX is close to something, will be picked up by the light sensor, and a certain string of codes will be executed)